Could have been as simple as one group moved a lid to make a table for cards or somethings and never put it back, then some bastard just had to smoke and tossed a still lit butt that landed in the open box that was using flammables as a filler material. It really is a "could have been" type thing.

I wrote a bunch of things and realised it would likely be better to say it like this: You are making a walking stick from something you picked up off the ground. Quality is a combination of how close it is to a proper height/length, how straight it is, and how strong it is. The further away from usable the less the quality score. If you have to bend to use it or it is too long that it is unwieldy and snags on things you would not, if it is crooked or bent and does not properly accept downward force so that it can anchor your movement as you want or snags on things you would not, if you press down on it or grip it too hard and it just breaks. Those take away from a perfect Quality Score in many cases it is things that can not be adjusted or fixed. (perfect being subjective)

With those points in mind a walking stick that is perfect in everything except height can be expected to have a quality of 3 or 4, it is usable but not preferable.
- The 3 Star walking stick is would be too short and would require a lot more effort or skills to make it longer/give it a handle of sorts to make it perfect for the average user.
- The 4 Star Walking stick would be too long but a lucky or skilled cut has the potential to make it 5 Star in Quality even if the chance it super small.

One of the reasons the short stick would have less quality score over the longer one is in the potential. The shorter the Walking Stick, the shorter the person NEEDS to be for it to be perfect [3 star quality]. On the other hand the longer the Walking Stick the taller the person can be AND the more it can potentially be cut down to the "proper/perfect" height that could be it a potential 5 star [but as is it remains a 4 star quality].

I hope that explains it better.

MC was hibernating for at least a couple months previous 2 chapters, summarized as: hung out in a warm cave, slept in a cold hole.

It is not massive but there is a difference in the meanings. Erosion probably falls to much into an outside or external issue that did not really match up with what it was supposed to mean, that would be my guess. Deterioration leans more on a internal, possibly fundamental breakdown/destruction.

It is the difference of a sandblaster tearing a person apart versus lethal venom that makes a person eventually fall apart at the cellular level.

Short answer is: yes.

There is an extreme amount of cross over and confusion because of the miss labeling between 'Orc' and 'Orc'; probably better to say Orks(?) and Orcs to differ on the two. Pigmen and Greenskins respectively but both generally noted for high fertility / sex-drive. This is mostly tends to only be applied to the lower tier of Greenskins (Goblins/Goblinoids) and normalises to human levels with Orcs and becomes an inverse (low levels of reproduction) with Ogres [even then some universes do not consider Orcs or Ogres Goblinoids].

For "reasons" Magic/ Alchemy/ medicine can make associated organ into reproductive 'Drugs'.

Depends on the writer/story of it is true or not...

If I am not mistaken:
The Dark Mage's Return to Enlistment

The info he had on it was over 20 years old at this point, 20 for the past life and 1 for the current.

The thing that is looking like a massive problem at this point in the story is the minimal combat awareness he has going on... that just multiplies by the fact that at the end of his last life he was supposed to be solo fighting entire hordes. Stat boost must have been doing a whole lot of the lifting from what he is showing off at this point.

I put this one down for awhile. It is fun thing that someone else can be near the same spot at nearly the same time while others were at the point a year ago.

Even if it was free... must hoard all collected items so that they are available but never used in the End Game Boss Fight. lol

They got scammed on the process but not the results.

I get what you mean and mostly agree. Sadly though, if he killed one he would basically be forced to kill two... it is not that he could not just go and wipe out all of the USA side, taking ability after ability. The issue would be becoming the Villain, excluding that he already knew of the ability and could stop it.
Killing the top tiers that are still doing the work of the 'GOOD' forces would derail his plans and just lead to him being harassed for small gains towards his personal wants with likely massive setbacks because of it.

We can only hope it was done for positive reasons... in cases where it is a translation is done really badly; intentional or not, if the final outcome of it is that it gets redone better and gets more attention on the series, thats a good thing.

Keep in mind that there is a Human behaviour where a person is content to do nothing to solve a(n) "issue". But if they see someone else trying to do the thing and they "suck" at it, it drives them to do it themselves/better... That frustration at something that "sucks", far exceeds the frustration of something outright not existing. There is more to it but that basically says it for the most part.

I was meaning that cats are not unique to disliking water, in a more general sense (/in IRL).

But there are a ton of things that are small-(ish) that are still outrageously horrifying that could still come through the 99th floors tiny pond/'Inter floor sea zone' access hole. It is kind of funny that Australia has scarier wild life than the 99th floor... specifically that insanely deadly tiny Blue Octopus that is like the size of a bottle cap.

I used to think Lion fish were also super bad. Turns out you can actually not even have/need the special knowledge about their deadly spines and just straight up boil them in a pot to make them edible (if I am remembering that correctly).

The straight true? Water that is not clear enough to see straight through to the bottom... is terrifying. That multiplies with them big numbers if that water has Ocean access, worse now that idiots dropped in poisonous/venomous invasive species in random places.

The explanation verifies the basic/mutual understanding but mostly it is just a quick way to switch points while trying to keep the word count down. Though it appeared as if you avoided using it in you reply, so there was a level of ambiguity from my perspective.

It is one of those things "if you know, you know". The relevancy is in that is shows how society provides protections to some, to the detriments to others. It is actually a good example at how laws can be used malevolently from both perspectives.

A prime example (in Canada at least): it is an Illegal act to have a smoke/pet free apartment building. A Renter can just outright lie about it or change their mind after the fact and the Law protects them. There are also Landlords that illegally access properties, create false evidence, etc. to preform illegal evictions [this is exceptionally bad because they usually do it to people they know can not afford a lawyer, if the Renter does fight it themselves and win then they have a hostile landlord that has no issues and likely will use illegal activities to try and force them out].

The question itself or should I say my intentions for it was to set a baseline on certain understandings. The overarching point was that there is a percentage of people that are not held responsible for their actions or are protected in ways they should not be and become more and more demented as they get away with things. Safe to assume you know what I mean?

When he stopped being able to do damage, the other guy (city lord) popped in and basically told him to siphon off the bad guy Han's energy to take away his base power.
or
MC used level drain, opponent's level disparity protection has ended.

This comment sent my brain to access things I have not thought about in a long time... 3 Ninjas (1992 movie) no idea how it lead me there...

He is presently in some alternate space of some kind (if I remember correctly that is), it appears to be an alt form of the Dragon physique. Though it bears point out that this is a Martial Arts thing with a dose of Magical Powers.

For the lines I just double tap the Enter Key. Though depending on the keyboard you may have activated a more advanced version of the Ins (insert) key/function or something of that nature.

Sub-Human = less than human. Though I use it rather broadly, I most likely do not need explain to you what 'Swatting' is. I also would not be adverse to apply such terms to those whom take things stalker tier harassment. Disagree, fight on social media, or what have you but if there is a legitimate reason to track a person down, the only people that should need to be informed are the Police in those situations. Excluding obvious exception of course but "internet people" should not be calling people's jobs/schools/family to harass them.

I can get the paragraphs thing. Sadly that is literally what I meant by effort, cause it does require effort. The key factor of it being a ultimately a negative, is that you did not even try. The easiest thing I can liken it to is going to a class in school or a training program and having a person that is obviously not paying attention start pissing and moaning that they do not understand what is going on forcefully delaying everything else.

That is only really a more recent issue in the last few decades, before that when they started to cause a fuss they would just have been sent on their way. Not sure of your age bracket but how familiar are you with what it takes for a person to actually be evicted from a residence?

Not going to lie, it was worried for another reoccurring villain that repeatedly does not die for stupid reasons.

I have been conditioned in the worst of ways...

This is a proper reply. I had reread your comments multiple times to insure I understood it. Without explaining how the initial statement was incorrect/misunderstood. That would mean that I would also have had to also come to the incorrect conclusion to understand your point of view. Hence what you thought was obvious is only obvious if I had that exact information/perspective.

Without explaining you meant % based, in a vacuum that actually makes a lot of sense. In context however without correcting that mistake, it does not make sense because that premise incorrect and not to be considered. This should be a classic "fruit of the poisonous tree"; the basis of understanding required me to have come to the same incorrect conclusion and realising that very mistake and still continuing with it.

The nuisance part is Two-Fold:
- Saying "Im... not reading all that." and effectively proving that statement was true. (reasons previously stated)
- the use of capitalised 'YOU' insinuating that I have made mistakes and yet not providing anything of substance on how. That is a very "I am so smart and you are and idiot for not understanding" dishonest way of interacting.

I understand the idea of being a nuisance, and yes it can be fun and engaging. The fault I am direct referring to is being a moronic/dishonest nuisance. So what if the internet is plagued with a maelstrom sub-humans; do you have to behave, act, or be one of them? Even if I also enjoy that activity I tend to refrain from it. I got a seriously bad habit of getting annoy with arrogant idiocy that I just get malevolent with it. The last time I did was actually on this site. An individual was tossing out slander like it was facts, and when I not so politely called them out on their lies, they said: "it is just an opinion" and proceeded to block me.